2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA History

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of History

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

History

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/24 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme: BA History(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

The School of History has a long-established international reputation for excellence in research and teaching. Our programme is notable for its chronological, geographical, and thematic range. Students have access to the outstanding resources of the university’s Brotherton Library, which houses one of the UK’s largest historical research collections.

This programme will:
• Provide students with an understanding of a range of societies and cultures across a broad chronological and geographical span;
• Enable students to identify and appreciate difference and diversity in interpretations of the past;
• Offer students a wide choice of specialist topics covering many periods, approaches and cultures, drawn from the research expertise of staff in the School;
• Develop students’ skills in the selection and interpretation of primary sources and historical scholarship;
• Develop students’ understanding of the range, value and challenges of primary source material available for historical study;
• Expand students’ knowledge of the uses of the past and the challenges of the historical discipline;
• Allow students to present interpretations based on historical sources, in a variety of formats;
• Develop students’ skills with respect to inclusive historical practice;
• Offer students the opportunity to conduct a supervised research project.

As well as developing students’ subject-specific knowledge and proficiencies, the School of History is committed to promoting students’ wider skills across five specific skill domains. Our graduates will:

Communication:
• Communicate clearly and persuasively with a variety of audiences and through a variety of means, including digitally enabled communication
• Articulate well-reasoned interpretations and arguments in answering meaningful questions about the past and, by implication, the present and future.
Collaboration:
• Work as part of a team as an effective collaborator;
• Engage respectfully in constructive debate.
Research & Analysis:
• Formulate clearly defined research questions;
• Conduct structured research enquiries that consist of setting tasks, and locating, synthesising and analysing evidence.
Independence and reflection:
• Work independently, while engaging positively with supervision and guidance;
• Apply effective learning strategies that demonstrate intellectual integrity, maturity, and self-direction;
• Reflect on and evaluate progress and respond positively to constructive feedback;
• Plan and mobilise resources effectively to meet deadlines.
Inclusivity and accessibility:
• Engage positively with issues raised by academic integrity and ethics and the responsibilities that arise through research and the use of the research and writing of others;
• Critically navigate the challenges faced in interpreting complex, ambiguous, conflicting, and often incomplete materials and evidence.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates must study 120 credits in total. These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of optional and/or University designated Discovery modules as set out below.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates are required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates are required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates are required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules if needed to bring their overall credits for Level 1 up to 120 credits.
The following Discovery modules are particularly recommended:

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules. These MUST be taken in different semesters:

GROUP A MODULES

AND at least 40 credits from the following modules. These MUST be taken in different semesters:

GROUP B MODULES

The following modules offer you the chance to explore the diversity of approaches to the study of the past. Some of the modules give you the chance to research and practise History in collaboration with others, both within and outside the University.

These modules are excellent preparation for the final year dissertation.

GROUP C MODULES

Students cannot take level 3 modules at level 2. Students are only permitted to take a maximum of 20 credits below their year of study at levels 2 and 3, with the exception of skills discovery modules.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may take up to 40 credits of discovery modules from within or outside the School.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following special subject modules:

Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the option modules listed below:

Students may take 40 credits of MEDV modules, 20 credits in lieu of a core HIST option module, with prior permission from the Head of the School of History.

The following modules offer you the chance to explore the diversity of approaches to the study of the past. Some of the modules give you the chance to research and practise History in collaboration with others, both within and outside the University.

Students at level 3 may choose up to 20 credits of modules below their level. If a level 3 student chooses to study 20 credits below their level of study, these 20 credits must be taken at level 2. Level 1 modules may not be taken at level 3, with the exception of Skills Discovery modules (indicated by the letters 'skd' on the catalogue).

Discovery modules:

Candidates may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules from within or outside the School.

Last updated: 23/07/2024 11:29:38

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